I really hope to stick to this theme ! My dear brother found it and tweaked it for me . I love the layout and I am still doing a cleanup of the website , but I hope my readers and visitors really like this theme. I have been working on this continuously for the last week , cleaning up , uploading , deleting stuff. Its a lesson learnt that I need to be more organized and not neglect my virtual baby !
Taking a break from the intense overhaul , K and I made this salad for ourselves for lunch and we thoroughly enjoyed it .It was Simple yet fresh and we wanted some more after we were done. I thought I’d share this fresh lemony keeper with you guys!
Daregal gourmet had sent me some frozen herbs and It was time I put them to good use. They were sent wonderfully packaged with dry ice and the delivery was prompt . This stuff comes really handy , when Im done with my herbs or when they get spoiled because of storage issues. I loved the fact that they were nearly as fresh as the fresh ones.
Ingredients:
2 cups of uncooked pasta of choice (penne, fusilli , farfelle )
1 cup of steamed brocolli florets
1 can of beans ( I used a combination of garbanzo, kidney bean and pinto beans)
1 cup of halved cherry tomatoes
For the Vinaigrette:
1/3 cup of Olive Oil
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
1 tablespoon of Rice Vinegar( or white wine vinegar)
3 tablespoons of chopped Cilantro
1 tablespoon of finely chopped red onion
1 minced garlic pod
1 thai chilli , finely chopped
1 teaspoon of minced ginger
Salt to taste
Method:
1. Cook the pasta according to the package instructions , drain and keep aside.
2 . Steam the brocolli florets in the microwave for about 3 minutes or on the stove top. It takes approximately 3-5 minutes.
3. In a salad bowl , toss pasta , beans , broccoli and cherry tomatoes .
4. In another bowl , take all the ingredients and whisk well until all the ingredients are mixed well and pour over the salad ingredients , just before serving.
4. Toss the salad and dressing gently . Serve and enjoy !
November 3rd, 2009 at 3:46 am
Fresh and beautiful look Dee! salad is colorful.
November 3rd, 2009 at 6:20 am
salad looks so fresh..
November 3rd, 2009 at 11:03 am
Hey! I love your new look
November 3rd, 2009 at 5:42 pm
The looks is great Dee. As you said, neat and fresh.
Pasta - what can I say. I just love it
November 3rd, 2009 at 5:51 pm
Pictures are really good, and the new look too!
November 3rd, 2009 at 7:03 pm
The new look is fabulous Dee. Very fresh and appealing. S too is working on giving a makeover to my blog.
November 4th, 2009 at 9:33 am
Fabulous neat organized! Love it! This is the inspiration that we really need to clean up the clutter of our blog, but when it will happen I do not know.
Love the pasta Dee! Just my kind of food. Loaded with goodies and flavors and minimum work:-) Lovely lovely pictures.
I see the Flickr.. I have an account and do upload once in a while. will look you up.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Thankyou all , I am still working on it .. I should have done the images right .. now Im doing the cleaning up !
November 5th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Hi Dee, first time here, ur blog and template looks great dear. Bowtie pasta salad looks yummy….
November 5th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Oooh love the new look Dee! And the pasta looks fab with all those colorful veggies! I too posted a pasta salad today!
November 8th, 2009 at 6:46 am
Loved the new magazine look, really. Looks very organised and neat color combination. Loved the pictures of the pasta, they look fantastic!
November 9th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
I like this theme, nice and clean!
December 15th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Discovered your blog through Meeta’s blog. And I must say fabulous blog. The pics are so fresh, crisp and clean. I am ‘J’. You are going a gr8 job. I will have to come here from time to time to learn.
December 19th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Hi,
Awesome recipes…yummyy…
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December 31st, 2009 at 4:32 am
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